The Tripura government will soon set up a Special Task Force to tackle crime and mafia syndicates, said Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday.
He was speaking after paying homage at the Martyrs Memorial.
As many as 1,417 personnel from two India Reserve (IR) battalions of the Tripura State Rifles have been recruited for the purpose and are presently undergoing training. Of the 1,417 recruits, 137 of them are women, he said.